The
Orion crew module for Exploration Flight Test-1 is shown in the Final
Assembly and System Testing (FAST) Cell, positioned over the service
module just prior to mating the two sections together.
The FAST cell is
where the integrated crew and service modules are put through their
final system tests prior to rolling out of the Operations and Checkout
Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Technicians are in
position to assist with the final alignment steps once the crew module
is nearly in contact with the service module.
In December, Orion will
launch 3,600 miles into space in a four-hour flight to test the systems
that will be critical for survival in future human missions to deep
space.
Image Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak
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